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7705 SAR-OS SAR-18/8/X/Ax/Wx/W/H/Hc Control Plane Cryptographic Module (SARCM)

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4204 · Nokia Corporation · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. SP 800-56Arev3 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. When installed, initialized and configured as specified in the Security Policy Section 9.1

Certificate

Certificate number4204
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorNokia Corporation · website
Software versionsSAR-OS 20.4 R3

Module description

The 7705 SAR-OS SAR-18/8/X/Ax/Wx/W/H/Hc Control Plane Cryptographic Module (SARCPCM) provides the cryptographic algorithm functions needed to allow SAR-OS to implement cryptography for those services and protocols that require it.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESC2023, C2024
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLC2023, C2024
DRBGC2023, C2024
DSAC2023, C2024
HMACC2023, C2024
RSAC2023, C2024
SHSC2023, C2024
Triple-DESC2023, C2024

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs #C2023 and #C2024, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • SAR-OS 20.4 R3 on a SAR-18 with Cavium Octeon Plus
  • SAR-OS 20.4 R3 on a SAR-Ax with Cavium Octeon II processor
  • SAR-OS 20.4 R3 running a SAR-Wx with Cavium Octeon II processor
  • SAR-OS 20.4 R3 running on a SAR-8 with Cavium Octeon II processor
  • SAR-OS 20.4 R3 running on a SAR-H with Cavium Octeon Plus processor
  • SAR-OS 20.4 R3 running on a SAR-Hc with Cavium Octeon II processor
  • SAR-OS 20.4 R3 running on a SAR-W with Cavium Octeon Plus processor
  • SAR-OS 20.4 R3 running on a SAR-X with Cavium Octeon II processor (Single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2022-04-25InitialEWA - Canada

Status timeline

As observed by this tracker's snapshots. NIST publishes no dates for list moves; observation began 2026-08-21, so earlier changes carry no date.

  • 2026-08-21: first observed by this tracker, status historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2022-04-25

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